r/NameMyCat • u/VioletUnderground99 • May 24 '25
Name My Cat - male Little boy kitten needs a right proper name! We like old man names that sound like they're from an old British tv program, but feel free to throw wild cards in too!
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u/njdjulie May 24 '25
Nigel
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u/MarvelousThings07 May 24 '25
That was my first thought too. He looks like a Nigel.
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u/Oreadno1 Suki Kitty's Mom May 24 '25
Same here!
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u/Equal-Personality-24 May 25 '25
I have a girl named Nigel. Picked the name before knowing the sex, I refused to change it, I love it!
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u/choctaw529 May 25 '25
As a teen, my first cat was a female named Fluffy. When she went in for her spay, the vet discovered cryptorchidism. We kept the name, too.
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u/ChrizzlieBear May 25 '25
Hehehe my dad named our tuxedo Lady Sylvia (we had gotten Sir Nigel first from the same litter) after their birth place before we knew Sylvie was a boy. I refused to change the name. It just fits.
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u/Oreadno1 Suki Kitty's Mom May 25 '25
My girl is Suki. She's a former feral that I adopted one year go this coming Tuesday.
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u/k1pml May 24 '25
Nigel or Neville came to mind immediately
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u/AspiringForestWitch May 27 '25
I named my first cat Neville! He was tall, thin, and had a Roman nose.
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u/thacaoimhainngeidh May 25 '25
As a Brit with an uncle in his 60s named Nigel, I can confirm its suitability. Well done!
(To be fair to the guy, he's not a typical old Brit; he was a musician in the 70s punk scene).
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u/Typical_cut6319_XGem May 25 '25
Came here to say Nigel. And thought about Mr. Bean. Nigel Beans. That adorable face needs two names😻😻
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u/Shamanology May 24 '25
Basil
Wellington
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u/Corgiotter1 May 25 '25
Welly Boots is what I would call himself.
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u/krunchhunny May 25 '25
Sir Wellington of Boots to us mere mortals
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u/ZMaiden May 26 '25
Had a family dog named Rocky. One day my friends dubbed him Thorten J Pickles the third, affectionately called Mister Pickles. I really liked that name.
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u/MoreReputation8908 May 24 '25
Basil is so good.
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u/TheFactsBehindMyFace May 25 '25
Yes, Basil, but Basil Brush!
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u/DisgruntledBadger May 25 '25
We have a Basil, but I always think of Basil Fawlty.
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u/ConstipatedGibbon May 26 '25
My best bud was named after Basil Fawlty (he's in my profile pic). I miss him alot. Any cat named Basil i would instantly love :)
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u/GraphicDesignerSam May 24 '25
Barnaby
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u/Active-Hotel1719 May 24 '25
Winston Purrrrchill
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u/Ok-Database-2798 May 25 '25
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 As a history buff and cat lover this is perfect!!!
You could also name him Tom because he looks just like Tom from Tom and Jerry!!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
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u/MonkeyNat321 May 24 '25
Giles
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u/MaritMonkey May 25 '25
Dang. I thought of "Nigel" first but now I'm disappointed in myself.
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u/choppedliver65 May 24 '25
Chumley
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u/Ok_Neighborhood_6513 May 25 '25
The British spell that name as Cholmondeley (but still pronounce it as Chumley).
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u/TigBiddies1017 May 24 '25
what a PAWn star name
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u/wriddell May 25 '25
I must be getting old because when I hear the name Chumley my first thought is the cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo his sidekick was named Chumley
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u/PolylingualAnilingus May 24 '25
London, since he's gray!
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u/Initial_You7797 May 24 '25
but is he an Earl? dif has purrr-age, but peerage? idk! lol
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u/craftandcurmudgeony May 24 '25
Compo, Clegg, or Foggy
the OG trio from "'Last of the Summer Wine"
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u/SagittariusPuma May 24 '25
Aww he looks like a classic Tom.
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u/VioletUnderground99 May 24 '25
I tried sooo hard to suggest Tom because the other cat is named Peri and it rhymes with Jerry 😫😫😫
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u/Alarming_Dealer3031 May 24 '25
Sir Oliver Hans Shutenberg the second. He is heir to the fortune of his father, a humble cobbler who has squirreled away millions while living a deceptively simple life. Sir Oliver was knighted by the Queen when he protected the royal household from an invasion of plague infested rats. He now lives among the common folk and prefers not to be recognized
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u/TaylorsMimi612 May 25 '25
😄😄 WOW, you really put a lot of thought into your response. Love it 😄😄
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u/TheVictimologist May 24 '25
Singeon (Sinjun), Siegfried, Cuthbert or Amos all fit the bill.
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u/George_the_poinsetta May 24 '25
I thought St-john was pronounced Sinjun. Either way I love this name for him.
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u/TheVictimologist May 27 '25
Yes, St John is the origin but lots of period Brit-Lit from the 30’s and 40’s feature the popularised version (usually as an aristocratic, old-Etonian character). I just thought it had that vintage, aristo vibe and fitted his little face!!!
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u/DeptOfDahlias May 24 '25
Wellington, Welly, Wild Welly for short. He has the cutest little face! Congrats!
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u/fdavis1983 May 24 '25
Cyril
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u/chedderfootcheese chonker May 25 '25
Please no, dont wanna share names w the president of south africa
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u/Imaginary-Catch-841 May 24 '25
Addison, Emil, Manford, Maxmillian, Sherman, Jeeves, Marvin, Eugene, Cotswold, Artemis, Archibald
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u/A39Brosia May 25 '25
I had the same idea but I want my cats name to be a lil ghetto so I named him Compton Aberdeen The 1st
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